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To be annoyed that neighbours have stolen a foot of my garden?

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LeopardPrintFleece · 20/04/2026 06:26

I live in a mid terrace cottage with a long narrow garden. I recently had some work done on the roof and the roofer commented that the boundary of our garden is different to where the roofs join - it’s obvious when you look.

Turns out that before I lived here neighbours had a conservatory built so decided to borrow a foot of my garden so that it would fit.

I’ve no idea why this never came up on a survey and there’s clearly not much I can do now but AIBU to be annoyed that my quite small garden should actually be a foot wider?

OP posts:
Everlil · 20/04/2026 06:37

Lots of garden boundaries are different to the roof lines.

YellowHatt · 20/04/2026 06:35

So you bought it like this?

If so how do you know they stole it? Maybe the previous owner agreed to it.